MEDIA ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT Local Self-Government Elections in Georgia, 2021 Rounds I & II
The following report aims to assess the media environment during the 2021 local regional government elections and the pre-election period (August 3 to October 30). The methodology includes identification of key challenges and the formation of subsequent recommendations. It also highlights critical cases that occurred before the pre-election period that had a significant impact on the media environment formation. The document contains updates on media entities’ ongoing election disputes with the Communications Commission and Tbilisi City Court.